An underwater flare illuminated the dark shipwreck cemetery. Ling Hao's eyes widened even more, and Peter's smile froze on his face. Everyone took a breath. The seabed at this moment was densely packed with everything.
It's an insect the size of a shoe sole. It makes people's skin crawl all over and even causes them to suffer from trypophobia.
"Isn't this a 'sea lice'? How come there are so many 'sea lice' here?" No matter how tough Xueting is, she is still a woman after all, and most women are naturally afraid of bugs. At this moment, she is strong
He resisted the urge to scream, but still pressed his body very honestly towards Tian Yong's back.
Ling Hao nodded: "Yes, this thing's scientific name is the 'King Pydid Insect'. It can grow up to 1 meter long and weigh 20 kilograms. It is a close relative of the woodlouse and is a standard seabed scavenger. There will be so many here.'
The King's Insect is probably related to the fact that there are so many shipwrecks here. Over the years, successive shipwrecks have been brought here by the sea currents. The corpses on the shipwrecks have maintained a huge population of scavengers. This animal has extremely vitality.
They are tenacious and will not starve to death even if they don't eat for three or four years. Now they are all gathered here, probably because we opened the submarine just now, and the black water with the smell of rotten corpses has a strong attraction to them.
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"What I care about is whether they bite people or not?" Xueting already had the spear gun in her hand. If Tian Yong hadn't stopped her, she would have shot these insects.
Ling Hao shrugged: "I can't say for sure. After all, these things eat meat, and they should be very familiar with the taste of human flesh. I hope they are only interested in carrion and will not attack living creatures.
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Just as he was talking, Peter's voice came from the intercom: "Brother Ling Hao, these 'king beetles' won't attack us, right? We have repaired submarine cables for North American Telecom companies many times in the past, and most of them were repaired by
This kind of thing can chew it up, their teeth are very powerful."
"I don't know either. My opinion is that we work as quickly as possible. If they don't attack, we won't hurt them. Finish the work as soon as possible, then leave this area and wait until the smell of carrion in the sea has dissipated.
Most likely these bugs will leave."
"What if they attack us?"
"Nonsense, then just run away. Can you still get money at the expense of your life?"
Everyone speeded up and tried their best to transport the gold bricks out. At this moment, the seabed was covered with "king-footed insects". When the robot crabs walked by, they would make a "clicking" sound, and those who were stepped on would be killed immediately.
As food for the same kind, it can be seen that these "big king bugs" are very ferocious. When they dismember the corpses of the same kind, they are like a pack of wild dogs. It only takes 1 minute to kill an insect corpse weighing several kilograms.
They ate everything, leaving only a few broken and empty shells, which made Ling Hao and the others tremble with fear.
With only smell and no food, how could the "king beetles" be willing to leave? Although the diving robot is almost covered with them, they can't bite the steel. It's only a matter of time before they climb onto the submarine and attack Ling Hao and the others. Team 4 of Pete
Everyone is in the "Trilobite" and they are safe, but can Ling Hao's and the others' "armored" diving suits withstand the bite of the "King-footed Insect"?
"No way, I'm going to drive up on the 'Pippi Shrimp' and shoot these tide bugs to death!" Xueting blocked the entrance of the submarine, and there was no time to pull the string of the speargun to load the arrows. She used her feet to sneak up one by one.
Kick out the "big king bugs" that come in, and stab them with a diving knife to kill those who want to swim in directly. Fortunately, the nano "armor" material on the body is strong enough, and the teeth of these bugs will slip when they bite them, unless the joints are relatively thin.
However, other parts can still effectively resist the attack of insect swarms.
Ling Hao and Tian Yong didn't have time to answer Xueting's words. They were working hard to transport the boxes from the kitchen warehouse and the captain's room. The overall progress was now 70% complete. In Ling Hao's opinion, they should insist on finishing the move. After all,
These are all gold bricks.
Xueting couldn't stand it anymore, so she used her knife to cut a "bloody path" back to the "Pippi Shrimp". She immediately started the engine and levitated, and started firing a series of fish arrows at the seabed outside the submarine's hole.
"Holy crap! Are you crazy? The arrows are loaded with explosive arrows!" Tian Yong just dragged three boxes to the entrance of the cave. The scene in front of him almost scared him to the point of peeing, even though he risked being roared by the Hedong lion and pointed at the intercom
He exploded violently, but it was too late. Seven or eight fish arrows had been shot out, and several silent explosions sounded. The seawater shook violently, and the mud and sand rolled, quickly blinding his vision. The box, which was floated by the inflatable vest, suddenly hit the field.
Yong's chest, the latter was also hit by the shock wave at the same time, turned and flew backwards, and hit hard a row of pipes in the submarine's inner cabin.
"What's going on outside?" Ling Hao felt the shock of the explosion in the submarine and asked on the intercom.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know that the fish arrows were equipped with explosive arrows. Go and see how Tian Yong is doing. It seems that he was affected by the explosion." As soon as the explosion sounded, Xueting finally regained her composure, with a look of guilt and anxiety on her face.
. She would not frown even if she saw blood with a bayonet on the battlefield, but there was really nothing she could do about these bugs and the like. This was a natural weakness of the female soldier. She was forced to eat them during the wilderness survival training.
A big spider caught her, and she vomited for several days. Now she has a psychological shadow on all kinds of bugs. She may have worsened from a phobia to a hate disease.
Ling Hao hurriedly came to the entrance of the cave, pulled Tian Yong up from the ground, and checked several times. Fortunately, there were no missing parts. Fortunately, the "armor" had surprisingly good protective and shock-absorbing properties. Tian Yong
Although he was beaten to pieces, he immediately recovered with a grin on his face and shouted into the intercom: "Do you want to murder your husband? Is it worth using bombs to deal with insects?"
Before Xueting could answer, Ling Hao frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's really going to come in handy. I don't want the box anymore, so hurry up and leave!"
Tian Yong was puzzled and looked out of the submarine hole. Although the sand was still rolling and the visibility was not high, he could still see some things clearly. The "king-footed insects" who seemed relatively docile just now seemed to be angered by the explosion.
Generally speaking, the armor all over the body was ridged, and some unknown organ under the belly was constantly rubbing, making bursts of "click, click" sounds. They no longer tried to eat the corpses of their companions, but all faced the entrance of the submarine angrily.
The two tentacles were swinging back and forth, as if they were about to charge at any moment.
"Good boy, the wind is blowing hard!" Tian Yong was also a little angry. He didn't dare to delay any longer. Together with Ling Hao, he didn't care about the gold bricks. He jumped out of the hole and ran in the direction of "Pippi Shrimp".
However, due to the surge of mud and sand from the explosion, Xueting could not see the movements of the two people at all, and there was no way to get close to respond. In addition, in such a deep seabed, even if she ran with all her life, her speed was like slow motion on TV.
Yes, how can I outrun the "king-footed insect" that can swim?
After running only five or six steps in total, the two of them were caught up by swarms of insects, each one like a plaster, quickly covering their bodies.
"Keep running, don't stop! Be careful not to let them bite the soft places behind the joints!" Ling Hao grabbed Tian Yong, who was half a body behind, and continued jumping forward like crazy.
"Your request seems a bit difficult." Tian Yong was very nervous and had no sense of crisis at all. While running, he grabbed the insects from his body and broke them into two pieces. At this time, the "Siren" appeared
behind them, using tentacles with sharp hooks at the end to help them disperse the swarms of insects that were following them. It is indeed the most advanced deep-sea robot in the world. Its movements are fast and accurate. Basically, one tentacle at a time, eight tentacles at the same time.
With the wave, a large number of "King-footed Insects" were killed, but even so, the situation did not improve much. There were too many insects, like a black tide, almost drowning the "Siren".
"Susan, Bailey! You two hurry up and control your robot to save people, hurry up!" Peter was also anxious. He is an old sea wolf with a bold character and a loyal person. Although he loves money, he doesn't have enough money.
As for the hesitation between rescuing people and taking the gold bricks, the two young men had actually put down the gold bricks and rushed towards Ling Hao and the others. What kind of father or teacher would they have?
students, and they are not the kind of people who would risk death just for money. However, Peter's brows were still furrowed. He knew that even if three robots came together, they would not be able to stop the large group of "King-footed Insects". The only
The only way was to get the "Pipi Shrimp" to quickly approach Ling Hao's position, but he had the camera on the deep-sea robot and could see Ling Hao and the others at close range, but the "Pipi Shrimp" was in the mud and smoke.
If you enter rashly outside, it will be more fatal if you hit someone. Peter has already started to activate the "Trilobite". If the "Pipi Shrimp" cannot be counted on, he will use the "Trilobite" to go there.
Although rescuing people will take some time, it is better than doing nothing.
"Boss! Tian Yong! Where are you? Turn on the light on your body and let me see you!" Xueting cried anxiously. She knew that she was in big trouble this time. If something happens to the two of them,
Don't even want to live anymore.
"Why are you crying? You haven't bitten the meat yet!" Tian Yong's honest voice came from the earphones. "The light is always on, but the bugs cover it."
Ling Hao also said as calmly as possible: "Xue Ting, listen to me, don't panic, stay where you are, don't move, we are approaching in your direction, if you come in and miss us again, then
No one can find anyone for a while. Do you understand?"
Xueting said with a tearful voice: "Okay, I'll wait for you. You two must be well, otherwise I won't live either!"
"What are you talking about? I haven't asked you to give me a son yet, how can I give up halfway? I'll see you later, don't cry." Tian Yong's voice was particularly gentle, which made Xueting unable to hold back her tears.
Like broken beads, it fell onto the console.
Now Ling Hao and his two men have been completely covered by the "Big King Footed Insect". So many insects weigh more than a hundred kilograms. Although they have not bitten through the diving suit, the two of them are moving as fast as they are moving. In fact, they can still stand now.
It’s already extremely difficult.
At this critical moment, countless silvery strips floated down from the water above, like a goddess scattering flowers, or like paper fireworks sprayed on a festival.
"What?" Peter and Xueting both looked up in shock, as if some miracle had happened in the abyss.
Closer...closer..."Is this...hairtail?" Xueting said quietly.
"What is it? Is it braised or fried?" Tian Yong was still teasing Menzi.
"No, it's not hairtail, it's bigger than hairtail. It's 'oarfish'. There are so many of them everywhere. I can't even count them!" Peter was also a little incoherent. The scene in front of him was really shocking. Hundreds of them were coming from all over the place.
Huge oarfish ranging in length from five to six meters to more than ten meters, dragging their iconic red silk-like crowns, spreading their dorsal fins all over their backs, winding down from head to tail, with silver metal shining all over their bodies.
The luster is like a sharp soft sword stabbing down from above, more like a group of swimming dragons falling into the mortal world, no, like a gorgeous meteor shower, so beautiful that it makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Oarfish and hairtail are two different kinds of fish. Although they look similar, they are from different families and genera. It does not have as sharp a mouth as hairtail, and it does not have as many sharp and sharp teeth as hairtail, but its body shape is larger than that of the latter.
Much larger, it is the longest bony fish in the world. They usually live in the deep sea below 1,000 meters, with a maximum weight of 600 kilograms and a length of nearly 20 meters. They are mainly small fish, squid, shrimps, crabs, and crustaceans.
Food, of course, "king-footed insects" is right on their diet. Obviously, this large group of oarfish came just for the insect tide, intending to enjoy a gluttonous feast.